Controls on calving at a large Greenland tidewater glacier: stress regime, self-organised criticality and the crevasse-depth calving law [PDF]
Journal of Glaciology, 2023 We investigate the physical basis of the crevasse-depth (CD) calving law by analysing relationships between glaciological stresses and calving behaviour at Sermeq Kujalleq (Store Glacier), Greenland.
Douglas I. Benn +8 more
doaj +2 more sources
Detection of glacier calving events from time-lapse images using computer vision and a neural network [PDF]
Journal of GlaciologyGround-based time-lapse cameras are often used to monitor glacier recession, which is primarily driven by the falling of ice from the glacier front, known as iceberg calving or, more commonly, calving events.
Lakhan Mankani +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Surface wave generation due to glacier calving
Oceanologia, 2013 Coastal glaciers reach the ocean in a spectacular process called "calving". Immediately after calving, the impulsive surface waves are generated, sometimes of large height.
Stanisław R. Massel, Anna Przyborska
doaj +2 more sources
Modelling environmental influences on calving at Helheim Glacier in eastern Greenland [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2014 Calving is an important mass-loss process for many glaciers worldwide, and has been assumed to respond to a variety of environmental influences. We present a grounded, flowline tidewater glacier model using a physically-based calving mechanism, applied ...
S. Cook +7 more
doaj +4 more sources
Initiation of a major calving event on the Bowdoin Glacier captured by UAV photogrammetry [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2017 In this paper, we analyse the calving activity of the Bowdoin Glacier, north-western Greenland, in 2015 by combining satellite images, UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) photogrammetry and ice flow modelling.
G. Jouvet +7 more
doaj +3 more sources
Glacier calving observed with time-lapse imagery and tsunami waves at Glaciar Perito Moreno, Patagonia [PDF]
Journal of Glaciology, 2018 Calving plays a key role in the recent rapid retreat of glaciers around the world. However, many processes related to calving are poorly understood since direct observations are scarce and challenging to obtain.
MASAHIRO MINOWA +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Melt-under-cutting and buoyancy-driven calving from tidewater glaciers: new insights from discrete element and continuum model simulations [PDF]
Journal of Glaciology, 2017 The simple calving laws currently used in ice-sheet models do not adequately reflect the complexity and diversity of calving processes. To be effective, calving laws must be grounded in a sound understanding of how calving actually works.
DOUGLAS I. BENN +7 more
doaj +6 more sources
Effects of undercutting and sliding on calving: a global approach applied to Kronebreen, Svalbard [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2018 In this paper, we study the effects of basal friction, sub-aqueous undercutting and glacier geometry on the calving process by combining six different models in an offline-coupled workflow: a continuum–mechanical ice flow model (Elmer/Ice), a climatic
D. Vallot +10 more
doaj +5 more sources
Fluctuations of a Greenlandic tidewater glacier driven by changes in atmospheric forcing : observations and modelling of Kangiata Nunaata Sermia, 1859–present [PDF]
, 2014 Acknowledgements. The authors wish to thank Stephen Price, Mauri Pelto, and the anonymous reviewer for their reviews and comments that helped to improve the manuscript.
Lea, J. M. +7 more
core +25 more sources
Crevasse advection increases glacier calving
Journal of Glaciology, 2022 Iceberg calving, the process where icebergs detach from glaciers, remains poorly understood. Moreover, few parameterizations of the calving process can easily be integrated into numerical models to accurately capture observations, resulting in large ...
Brandon Berg, Jeremy Bassis
doaj +1 more source